The National Assembly was informed on Thursday that government is taking various steps for welfare of Railways employees.

Responding to a question during Question Hour, Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry said a welfare project worth seven hundred and forty million rupees for the construction of one hundred and eighty staff quarters for Railways employees in Narowal, Lahore and Karachi is likely to be completed by the end of this year.

To a question, he said that Mehran Express will be made functional in next two to three months.